Dumbarton field entire squad of trialists

Because every member of Dumbarton’s squad was a trialist, their pre-season friendly games against Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion caused a stir on social media.

Stevie Farrell was forced to bring in different players for a mini-tournament in Stenhousemuir after a difficult few months off the pitch for the Sons and players who were taking vacations.

Before kick-off in their first game, Dumbarton announced on X that “the team news is in.”

“All changes for the clash with the Binos as Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, and Trialist come in place of Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, and Trialist,” Dumbarton said before their later game against Stirling Albion on Saturday.

The bench consists of “trialist, trialist, trialist, and trialist.”

By dissolving its holding company and creating a new company that is entirely owned by Canadian businessman Mario Lapointe, a deal was reached earlier this month for Dumbarton to leave its administration.

The club is still awaiting approval from the Scottish FA and SPFL, who both requested that they register new signings and play in League 2, given that they were previously relegated following a 15-point deduction.

Due to the number of contracted senior players taking vacations, manager Farrell stated that he would also be hiring trialists and younger players in the run-up to the game.

One X user responded to the club while football fans made jokes about the team news, saying “Amazing day for the Trialist family.”